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Weaver's Chant ✦ 12. Final Chant

V6

[Instrumental, 60 BPM, F sharp minor, section 1 of 20, 16 bars: opening on the warm C sharp from the last track, the cimbalom spins the cascading arpeggio from the first track, hanging on B suspended second and C sharp suspended fourth, small mallets on metal strings, the story beginning again] [Instrumental, section 2 of 20, 16 bars: one deep solo cello enters with a single low bowed F sharp, held, anchoring the bottom, the cimbalom arpeggio steady above it] [Instrumental, section 3 of 20, 16 bars: the breathy pan flute enters with the main chant, a repeated note, a leap up a fourth, then a fall by steps that stops one note short of home, worn and speech like, with long breaths between phrases] [Instrumental, section 4 of 20, 16 bars: divided violas enter with a warm sustained chord bed spread wide, the pan flute chant above them, the cello holding F sharp] [Instrumental, section 5 of 20, 16 bars: divided violins enter high above the flute with long sustained notes, wide and bright, the cimbalom arpeggio steady] [Instrumental, section 6 of 20, 16 bars: a group of four french horns enters with open wide mournful chord swells in the middle and low register, answering each flute phrase] [Instrumental, section 7 of 20, 16 bars: the cello plays a low bass line, one note every two beats, the cimbalom ripples shimmering, the strings swelling in long bows] [Instrumental, section 8 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute states the chant once more, the whole orchestra answering in long swells, memories of the whole journey returning] [Instrumental, section 9 of 20, 16 bars: each voice recalls an earlier moment, the horns playing their mournful chord swells, the cimbalom its cascading arpeggio, the cello its lowest lament, the flute its whispering echo] [Instrumental, section 10 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute rises into the upper register with the chant at its brightest of the track, the orchestra swelling beneath, the horns and violins rising together] [Instrumental, section 11 of 20, 16 bars: a brief glow of A major remembered, the violins sweeping in a warm legato, the pan flute and cello answering one another, then the harmony returning to F sharp minor] [Instrumental, section 12 of 20, 16 bars: the orchestra widens, the horns and violins and violas all rising together, the cimbalom shimmering, the cello rising to the middle register] [Instrumental, section 13 of 20, 16 bars: the final peak, the whole orchestra gathered one last time, the horns carrying the chant, the violins and violas wide, the pan flute above in the center, the cimbalom a shimmering curtain, the cello deep beneath, radiant and broad, never a wall of sound] [Instrumental, section 14 of 20, 16 bars: the orchestra begins to depart, the horns leave, the violins and violas holding a wide F sharp minor chord, the pan flute and cello answering] [Instrumental, section 15 of 20, 16 bars: the violins leave, the violas hold the chord bed alone, the cimbalom arpeggio and the cello steady beneath the pan flute] [Instrumental, section 16 of 20, 16 bars: the violas thin to a single line, the pan flute chant lower and more weary, the cimbalom playing single ringing notes] [Instrumental, section 17 of 20, 16 bars: the violas leave, only the three soloists remain, the cimbalom cascade, the cello holding F sharp, the pan flute chanting alone] [Instrumental, section 18 of 20, 16 bars: the pan flute speaks its final speech like phrases, each one lower and longer, with long breaths between them, more weary than in the first track, the cello holding a low rumble] [Instrumental, section 19 of 20, 16 bars: the cello moves to a low rumbling C sharp, the cimbalom hanging on B suspended second, the pan flute breathing one last air tone] [Instrumental, section 20 of 20, 16 bars: the volume only falls, the cimbalom strikes one final C sharp suspended fourth chord, left hanging unresolved and ringing out, the cello holding a low rumbling C sharp, suspended until the end] [END]